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Waist circumference as high blood pressure predictor in school age children
Cruz,Nilcemar Rodrigues Carvalho; Cardoso,Pollyanna Costa; Frossard,Thaisa Netto Souza Valente; Ferreira,Fernanda de Oliveira; Brener,StelaAbstract Childhood hypertension is becoming more common with the increasing numbers of child obesity, which has encouraged new studies to identify a good anthropometric marker for high blood pressure levels. The objective this study was to identify the best anthropometric predictor of risk of hypertension in children between 8-10 years of age. The Children were evaluated for socioeconomic status and their blood...
Sickle Cell Disease: quality of life in patients with hemoglobin SS and SC diso...
Pereira,Sonia Aparecida dos Santos; Brener,Stela; Cardoso,Clareci Silva; Proietti,Anna Barbara de Freitas CarneiroOBJECTIVE Sickle cell disease comprises chronic, genetically determined disorders, presenting significant morbidity and high prevalence in Brazil. The goal of this study was to evaluate the quality of life of sickle cell disease patients (hemoglobin SS and SC) and their sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. METHODS Data was collected from clinical records and semi-structured interviews consisting of cl...
Participation in proficiency programs and promotion of quality in transfusion s...
Ferreira,Ângela Melgaço; Brener,Stela; Carvalho,Ricardo Vilas Freire de; Valle,Marcele Cunha Ribeiro do; Moraes-Souza,HelioOBJECTIVE: This study aimed at identifying associations between the participation of transfusion services in immunohematology external quality control programs and their accuracy in immunohematology testing and adaptation to technical and legal operational procedures. METHODS: From 2007 to 2009, a cross-sectional study was conducted in 219 transfusion services of the State of Minas Gerais who participated in th...
Assessment of performance of professionals in immunohematology proficiency test...
Brener,Stela; Ferreira,Ângela Melgaço; Carvalho,Ricardo Vilas Freire de; Valle,Marcele Cunha Ribeiro do; Moraes-Souza,HelioBACKGROUND: Despite significant advances, the practice of blood transfusion is still a complex process and subject to risks. Factors that influence the safety of blood transfusion include technical skill and knowledge in hemotherapy mainly obtained by the qualification and training of teams. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between professional categories working in transfusion servic...
Transfusion practices committee of a public blood bank network in Minas Gerais,...
Carvalho,Ricardo Vilas Freire de; Brener,Stela; Ferreira,Angela Melgaço; Valle,Marcele Cunha Ribeiro do; Moraes-Souza,HelioOBJECTIVE: This study aimed to verify the performance of blood transfusion committees in transfusion services linked to the public blood bank network of the state of Minas Gerais. METHODS: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted between 2007 and 2008 using questionnaires and proficiency tests to evaluate the reporting and investigation of transfusion reactions comparing transfusion services with and...
Distribuição espaço-temporal dos candidatos à doação de sangue da Fundação Hemo...
Caram,Camila; Monteiro-de-Castro,Mônica Silva; Caiaffa,Waleska Teixeira; Oliveira,Claudia Di Lorenzo; Proietti,Anna Bárbara de Freitas CarneiroEste estudo teve como objetivo descrever a distribuição espacial e temporal dos candidatos à doação de sangue, do Município de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil, que se apresentaram no hemocentro da Fundação Hemominas, nos anos de 1994 e 2004. Comparou no espaço e no espaço-tempo as características idade, sexo e aptidão clínica destes candidatos. As informações de 1994, obtidas de estudo transversal, e as de...
Physical and operational infrastructure of transfusion services of the public b...
Brener,Stela; Carvalho,Ricardo Vilas Freire de; Ferreira,Ângela Melgaço; Silva,Márcia Maria Ferreira; Valle,Marcele Cunha Ribeiro de; Moraes-Souza,HelioINTRODUCTION: Within the context of transfusion safety, the immunohematological study of donors and recipients of blood products is currently the most fragile link in the transfusion chain of the public blood bank network of Minas Gerais. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this work was to provide a critical and situational overview of the physical and operational infrastructure of the transfusion services in the stat...
Fatores associados à aptidão clínica para a doação de sangue: determinantes dem...
Brener,Stela; Caiaffa,Waleska T.; Sakurai,Emília; Proietti,Fernando A.Crescimento significativo da preocupação com a segurança transfusional vem sendo observado nas últimas décadas, paralelo às alterações demográficas e sociais da população, além dos avanços técnico-científicos, que aumentam naturalmente a demanda por transfusões de sangue. Entretanto, apesar dos investimentos na captação de doadores, seu déficit continua sendo crônico. Este trabalho teve como objetivo comparar a...
Doença falciforme e qualidade de vida: um estudo da percepção subjetiva dos pac...
Pereira,Sônia A. S.; Cardoso,Clareci S.; Brener,Stela; Proietti,Anna Bárbara F. C.Na presente investigação, buscou-se pesquisar se o conceito de qualidade de vida, preconizado pela Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS) poderia ser utilizado para pacientes com doença falciforme (DF), uma vez que se apresenta como um problema de saúde pública no país. Utilizou-se uma abordagem qualitativa com a seguinte questão norteadora na entrevista: "Para você o que é QV?". De acordo com o relato dos paciente...